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União das freguesias de Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues

Parish of the municipality of Vouzela (Vouzela), district of Viseu.

União das freguesias de Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues had 1.918 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 4,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Vouzela.

Population (inh.)
  • 256 – 677
  • 808 – 910
  • 988 – 1.227
  • 1.362 – 1.434
  • 1.918
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,0 – 31,4
  • 36,5 – 36,9
  • 41,8 – 51,5
  • 78,0 – 89,8
  • 137,6
Area (km²)
  • 9,0 – 12,7
  • 13,9 – 15,1
  • 18,3 – 23,8
  • 29,0 – 32,6
  • 39,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Vouzela

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcofra91028,9631,4
2Campia1.43439,2736,5
3Fornelo do Monte25615,0817,0
4Queirã1.22723,8351,5
5São Miguel do Mato8089,0089,8
6União das freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas1.36232,6141,8
7União das freguesias de Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas98812,6678,0
8União das freguesias de Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues1.91813,94137,6
9Ventosa67718,3336,9
Code (DTMNFR)
182415
Resident population (2021)
1.918
Area
13,94 km²
Density
137,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
20,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 9

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues”.

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
885 (46,1%)
Women
1.033 (53,9%)
Portuguese nationality
1.868 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
50 (2,6%)
Ageing index
234,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
740
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
1.083
Classic family dwellings
1.081
Buildings
846
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
18,5% (312)
Unemployment rate *
7,89% (H 7,24% · M 8,50%)
Active / employed population
875 / 806

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 231 (12,0%); 15-24 years: 214 (11,2%); 25-64 years: 931 (48,5%); 65+ years: 542 (28,3%)0-14231 · 12,0%15-24214 · 11,2%25-64931 · 48,5%65+542 · 28,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.918).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years231111120
15-24 years214103111
25-64 years931433498
65+ years542238304

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Ventosa · São Vicente de Lafões (Oliveira de Frades) · Serrazes (São Pedro do Sul) · União das freguesias de Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas · União das freguesias de Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas · União das freguesias de São Pedro do Sul, Várzea e Baiões (São Pedro do Sul)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Vouzela
4,5 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
1.615
Voters
1.137
Turnout
70,40% (2021: 69,06%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		60753,39%6
PS
Partido Socialista		37733,16%3
CH
CHEGA		746,51%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		302,64%0
Blank votes383,34%
Null votes110,97%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Conde de Ferreira
Vouzela
3670-247 VOUZELA
Telephone
232771439
Fax
232771418
Email
freg.vouzelapacosvilharigues@sapo.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
40,71230, -8,11860
Wikipedia
Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues
Wikidata
Q25440494

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026